Vas is heading towards the cruiser in a rescue shuttle, but just how many seats are available for the return trip?

Still in shock after watching seven people ‘stupid themselves to death’, Matt is feeling uncharacteristically guilty and gone in to hiding. Trouble is, he has the entry codes to the airlock, and if these can’t be retrieved then the ship can’t jettison its unwanted cargo!

Of course things have gone to pot. That’s what happens on Avenue 5, and why we’ve tuned in week after week with a gleeful sense of schadenfreude. We don’t particularly like any of the people stuck on the luxury liner (bar one or two) and we rub our hands in glee as something else goes wrong. Most spectacularly, Karen decides to use the side airlock rather than the rear, thus negating any value obtained from boosting the ship forwards. Instead of getting home earlier, it’s now looking like eight years!

Verdict: Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy has been a joy to watch across its nine episode first season. Unfortunately, the world around us often feels like it’s run by even bigger idiots, so instead of being a welcome diversion, you might wish you were up there with them. Roll on season two. 8/10

Nick Joy